Brian Hoyer

It was only two teams that were forced to take a bye in Week 1 because of Hurricane Irma, but fantasy football owners felt the absence of the Dolphins and Buccaneers. Each team has at least four potentially top 20 players at their respective positions, and they were needed in a week that was greatly impacted by injuries (See David Johnson, Odell Beckham Jr.).

And based on personnel moves over the offseason, fantasy players have been curious to see how high the ceiling goes for both offenses.

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